National Environmental Law Association

**Published name**

National Environmental Law Association

1. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being ‘strongly disagree’ and 5 being ‘strongly agree’, how strongly do you believe that the draft National Other Effective area-based Conservation Measures Framework will contribute to high quality Conserved Area additions to the Conserved Area Network?

1 / 5

2. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being ‘unclear’ and 5 being ‘clear’, how clear is the draft National Other Effective area-based Conservation Measures Framework, including figures and diagrams?

1 / 5

3. Are there any gaps in the draft National Other Effective area-based Conservation Measures Framework?

Yes

5. Is the proposed site assessment tool for Conserved Areas recognition fit for purpose to identify sites eligible for Conserved Area recognition?

Unsure

5.1 Can you please expand on your response to the previous question.

Please refer to submission. It is not possible to make this assessment without further governance information regarding the framework.

6. If you have tested the proposed site assessment tool on a specific site, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being ‘strongly disagree’ and 5 being ‘strongly agree’, how strongly do you think it was easy to use?

3 / 5

6.1 On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being ‘strongly disagree’ and 5 being ‘strongly agree’, how strongly do you think the proposed site assessment tool is fit for purpose?

3 / 5

6.2 Can you expand on your responses to Q6 and Q6.1.

What aspects of the tool were good, and what improvements could be made?

Please refer to submission. Further targeted consultation required with expert land managers and 3rd party providers.